Well, the fishing around Bundaberg at the moment is still red hot with both river and offshore.
Offshore, when the weather permits, there has been some big red emperor, coral trout, cod, sweetlip and big parrot. Some cobia and the odd spanish mackerel have been caught also.
Main Roads, Fisheries and Marine Infrastructure
The Honourable Craig Wallace
Friday, November 11, 2011
No more pectoral fin removal for recreational fishers
Firstly this week we have to make mention of the annual barramundi spawning closure which commenced at midday on 1st November 2011 and will continue until midday on 1st February 2012.
Well, we have seen some very ordinary windy weather in the Bundaberg area over the past week, so no offshore fishing has been done.
Most of the fishing has been confined to either the dams or rivers and creeks. Some great fish have been caught though.
The strong winds last weekend and earlier this week have prevented anyone from heading offshore and forced most to fish the dams and rivers.
Earlier in the week around Bundaberg, we saw some fantastic weather for the offshore fisherman. Most reports showed some great catches and most anglers came home with a fair feed of fish.
Well, the winds around the local Bundaberg area just won’t let up for the offshore fishing, so it has been a good time to do maintenance on the boats that usually head offshore.
The river fishing however, has been red hot with most or nearly all of the fish being caught on lures.
It is shaping up to be one of the best summers than any of us can remember for fishing our local area.
The Bundaberg area has seen an early run of school mackerel running along the coast. They are only small and you do have to measure some of them, as most are about 55cm, and with 50cm being the minimum you do have to be careful. They also have a bag limit of ten per person.
Here are a few tips to help you catch a schoolie mackerel.
If you are bait-fishing for a schoolie, you can’t go past pilchards for bait. I prefer the WA pilly as these are usually a firmer, shinier and fresher pilly. I also prefer a rig using 3 x 4/0 to 5/0 hooks ganged together, rigged on a length of 80lb mono trace line about 40cm long. I like the mono over wire as you’ll always catch more fish as the school mackeral can’t see it. Yes, you do occasionally get bitten off but you do catch more with the mono. I just think in the cleaner water the mackerel can see the wire sometimes and just shy away from the baits.
The Bundaberg area has seen an early run of school mackerel running along the coast. They are only small and you do have to measure some of them, as most are about 55cm, and with 50cm being the minimum you do have to be careful. They also have a bag limit of ten per person.
Here are a few tips to help you catch a schoolie mackerel.
If you are bait-fishing for a schoolie, you can’t go past pilchards for bait. I prefer the WA pilly as these are usually a firmer, shinier and fresher pilly. I also prefer a rig using 3 x 4/0 to 5/0 hooks ganged together, rigged on a length of 80lb mono trace line about 40cm long. I like the mono over wire as you’ll always catch more fish as the school mackeral can’t see it. Yes, you do occasionally get bitten off but you do catch more with the mono. I just think in the cleaner water the mackerel can see the wire sometimes and just shy away from the baits.
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